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Shopping guru Mary Portas’ makeover for high street seeks to cap charity shops

 The latest suggestion that charity shops are somehow indicative of problems in the retail sector met with a firm rebuff from the Charity Retail Association

Charity Commission publishes long-awaited revised investment guidance (CC14) on charities and investment matters

Charity and Investment Matters, a Guide for Trustees (CC14) which replaces the Commission’s previous advice on investments outlined in CC14, describes the legal duties and principles that apply to charity investments and the risks that trustees must address.

Complaint about UNICEF telephone fundraising upheld by FRSB

The Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB) has upheld a complaint about UNICEF UK ’s telephone fundraising, after a complainant received a series of 4 unwanted calls from the charity during March-April 2011
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Transformation or alternative income?

Eddie Finch takes a closer look at the finance implications of charities engaging with, and transforming to social enterprise models

Pulling together

Whether they come together out of a financial imperative or not, a well-handled merger can give charities a new lease of life. Hannah Gannagé-Stewart reports

Hearing secret harmonies - economic outlook from Cheviots' David Miller

At first glance, recent economic news seems to strike a series of discordant notes and as a result, markets have been trading in a volatile and directionless way

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